JOHN JAMES AUDUBON 61 

 thunders of applause. The dancing les- 

 sons brought him two thousand dollars ; 

 this sum, together with his wife's savings, 

 enabled him to foresee a successful issue 

 to his great ornithological work. 



On May, 1826, he embarked at New 

 Orleans on board the ship Delos for 

 Liverpool. His journal kept during 

 this voyage abounds in interesting inci- 

 dents and descriptions. He landed at 

 Liverpool, July 20, and delivered some 

 of his letters of introduction. He soon 

 made the acquaintance of Mr. Bath- 

 bone, Mr. Eoscoe, Mr. Baring, and Lord 

 Stanley. Lord Stanley said in looking 

 over his drawings: "This work is 

 unique, and deserves the patronage of 

 the Crown. 7 ' In a letter fa) his wife at 

 this time, Audubon said : "I am cher- 

 ished by the most notable people in and 

 around Liverpool, and have obtained 

 letters of introduction to Baron Huni- 

 boldt, Sir Walter Scott, Sir Humphry 

 Davy, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Hannah 



